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Missing U.S. Navy service member confirmed dead in Afghanistan

By The Los Angeles Times July 28, 2010 @ 8:12am

One of two American servicemen who disappeared last week in a dangerous area south of the Afghan capital has been confirmed dead, the Western military said Tuesday.

The Taliban had said that one of the two missing men was killed Friday in a firefight and the other taken captive, an account confirmed by Afghan officials in Lowgar province. American officials identified the pair as U.S. Navy personnel, but did not disclose their unit or assignment.

25 Killed in Afghanistan Bombing

By The Wall Street Journal July 28, 2010 @ 8:07am

A roadside bomb struck a passenger bus in western Afghanistan, killing at least 25 Afghan civilians and wounding 20 more Wednesday morning, officials said.

The bus, transporting civilians to Kabul from Delaram district in Nimroz province, drove over a roadside bomb, or improvised explosive device, at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to Nazir Ahmad, a provincial government spokesman. Villagers living near the site of the blast took the wounded and the dead to a nearby hospital.

BP Reveals Comeback Plan

By The Wall Street Journal July 28, 2010 @ 8:06am

Seeking to put the Deepwater Horizon disaster behind it, BP PLC announced a $32 billion pre-tax charge to pay for the massive Gulf oil spill, detailed plans to sell $30 billion in assets, replaced its gaffe-prone chief executive and promised to become a "different company" more focused on safety.

Yet even after all that, some investors complained that BP had missed an opportunity to clean house and make a definitive break with its troubled past. And the company's apparent success in capping the ruptured well—which has helped produce a rebound in its pummeled stock price—may have made BP less inclined to perform more radical surgery.

President Visits New York but Wall Street Isn't at Home

By The Wall Street Journal July 28, 2010 @ 8:03am

President Barack Obama heads to New York City on Wednesday for a pair of high-dollar fund-raisers—a tough task given the many Wall Street executives who are put off by his rhetoric and policies.

Mr. Obama raised a record $15 million from Wall Street donors for his presidential campaign, but his relationship with many of those donors began to fray not long after he took office, and donations have fallen.

 

Greek Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility For Death of Journalist

By VOA NEWS July 28, 2010 @ 7:28am

A Greek far-left terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the death of a journalist in an Athens suburb earlier this month.

The terrorist group "Sect of Revolutionaries" said Wednesday it is also waging a campaign against police, media and businessmen.  The statement was published in Ta Nea, a Greek centrist daily newspaper.